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Nick Keeling might be a late starter, but heís determined to finish strong.

The semi-retired financial advisor didnít run his first marathon until he was 63 years old. After completing the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon in impressive time for his age, he now has 26 marathons on his resume ó and counting.

Keeling said heís trying to run marathons in as many states possible. With Vermont knocked off the list, heís scheduled to run in Newport, R.I., in October.

ďIím not going to live long enough to do them all, but Iím going to keep going,Ē he said.

What motivated him to start running at such a late age?

ďOprah Winfrey,Ē Keeling said with a smile. ďWhen she ran the marathon I figured if she can do it, I can do it. I figured if Iím going to do it, I better do it soon.Ē